The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is very pleased to announce that a negotiated agreement has been reached in the matter of a required Columbia River sewer crossing. The Regional District, on behalf of the participants in the East End Regional Sewer Service, has agreed to contribute $4.2 million to the construction...

Erwin Malzer of West Kelowna has been named to head the board of Interior Health Authority as current Chairperson Norman Embree tenures his resignation at the end of this year. In his new role, Malzer will guide the nine-member Board of Directors in ensuring the organization’s short and long-term success through meaningful ...

Nelson Fire Department responded to a suspicious fire early Saturday morning at the Academy of Oriental Sciences Building at 303 Vernon Street. The call came in to the department at 1:28 a.m. to the two on-duty members. When fire crews arrived they found smoke billowing out of the basement and main floor area and the two...

Two people have been arrested and charged after Citizens on Patrol caught the duo red-handed allegedly committing a break and enter, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On Sept. 28, at approximately 01:09 a.m., the Castlegar Citizens on Patrol (COP) were making their rounds when they came across a suspicious...

A fire yesterday morning outside the old Toxco location (now home to Retriev Technologies) drew 17 firefighters from Trail, four from Warfield and one from Montrose, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue chief Terry Martin. He said the blaze was quickly controlled, and while crews continue to investigate, the ...

Nelson RCMP continue to investigate the Sunday evening break and enter of the Gold Island Forest Products in South Slocan. Nelson RCMP Constable Bill Long told The Nelson Daily police believe information will begin to come in from the public soon. Long said the two suspected, believed to be local to the area, broke into the...

I don’t think having a criminal record should discourage anyone from running for public office. What?!?! you say? Yes, I just said that. If you smoked pot when you were 18, got busted, and now are in your 40s or 50s and being productive and helpful, I’m more likely to vote for you – making bad decisions is an excellent way ...

A 57-year-old Trail resident is in hospital in Kelowna after being hit by a car (driven by another Trail resident) while on his bicycle, according to RCMP Cpl. Devon Reid. "At approximately 8:23 p.m. on Sept. 30 ... there was an accident at the intersection of Glover Road and Highway 3B in downtown Trail where a cyclist was...

A Slocan Valley woman has laid private information against Executive Flight Centre and the provincial government over the jet fuel spill into Lemon Creek in July of 2013. Longtime environmental activist Marilyn Burgoon says if the provincial government won’t prosecute the Alberta transportation company for dumping 33,000...

Selkirk College staff and students are inviting the community to join them for a celebration barbecue that will mark five decades of quality trades training, career programs and community education at Nelson’s Silver King Campus. An education cornerstone in the region since 1964, the campus opened as the BC Vocational School...